Each year we offer $3,500 tertiary scholarships to students enrolled in a Masters of Creative Writing programme at a number of universities across Aotearoa.
The purpose of these scholarships is to support students enrolled on a Creative Writing Masters programme. These scholarships were designed to encourage growth in the industry, to advocate publishing in New Zealand and to motivate the next generation of writers.
This scholarship is for students who have been accepted into a Masters of Creative Writing programme and are embarking on their study. Students will be chosen by the tertiary institute based on the merits of their application and through an assessment of the work they are undertaking. As part of this process, it will be established that the work being undertaken by the applicant does not infringe upon any copyright law. Scholarships are tenable by students who are New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
| Value of scholarship | $3,500 each year, per recipient |
| Currently offered by | The University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington |
| Available to | Current students enrolled in a Masters of Creative Writing |
Being an artist and writer in New Zealand is often challenging and it can be difficult to reassure oneself that this path is the right one. Because of your donation, I am absolutely certain I am making the right decisions and have been encouraged to pour everything I have into this Master's degree. It’s important for me to tell my stories and engage in Aotearoa communities through art, and to know this sentiment is supported by your organisation is heartening.
Successful Scholarship Recipients
| 2024 |
Amelia Reynolds Victoria University of Wellington |
| 2023 |
Martain Ravn Victoria University of Wellington |
| 2022 |
Katie Newton The University of Auckland Cheyenne Thomas Auckland University of Technology Ronella Nadia Nafanua Purcell Victoria University of Wellington |
| 2021 |
Clare Travaglia The University of Auckland Heather-Joan Eardley Auckland University of Technology Isaac Martyn Victoria University of Wellington |
| 2020 |
Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova The University of Auckland
Madeleine Williamson |
| 2019 |
Shelley Burne-Field The University of Auckland
Jessie Puru |
| 2018 |
Carolyn Cossey The University of Auckland Cassandra Barnett Victoria University of Wellington |
| 2017 |
Amelia Louise Langford The University of Auckland |
About the Cultural Fund
The Cultural Fund derives its revenue from a 2% share of domestic licensing income and from overseas revenue that is non-title specific. The Cultural Fund invests in people and projects that meet its objectives to:
- Protect - writers and publishers’ ability to earn revenue from their works;
- Support – the creation and production of new works and assist the commercial success of New Zealand works;
- Grow – the number of works created and skills in the industry.
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